{"id":15433,"date":"2026-09-24T17:04:03","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T11:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/?p=15433"},"modified":"2026-09-24T17:04:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T11:34:05","slug":"mean-time-to-patch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/mean-time-to-patch\/","title":{"rendered":"Mean Time to Patch (MTTP): Why the Numbers Keep Getting Worse"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mean time to patch (MTTP) measures how long an organization takes to apply a security patch once it becomes available. The old benchmark was weeks. Verizon&#8217;s 2026 Data Breach Investigations Report puts the median at 43 days, up from 32 the year before, even as the average time attackers need to exploit a newly disclosed vulnerability has fallen to single digits.<\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_88 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #414141;color:#414141\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #414141;color:#414141\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/mean-time-to-patch\/#What_Is_Mean_Time_to_Patch\" >What Is Mean Time to Patch?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/mean-time-to-patch\/#The_Numbers_Are_Moving_in_the_Wrong_Direction\" >The Numbers Are Moving in the Wrong Direction<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/mean-time-to-patch\/#Book_a_Free_Demo_Call_with_Our_Expert\" >Book a Free Demo Call with Our Expert<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/mean-time-to-patch\/#Why_Most_Vulnerabilities_Dont_Need_Your_Attention_Today\" >Why Most Vulnerabilities Don&#8217;t Need Your Attention Today<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/mean-time-to-patch\/#Why_Patching_Actually_Takes_So_Long\" >Why Patching Actually Takes So Long<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/mean-time-to-patch\/#How_to_Actually_Reduce_Mean_Time_to_Patch\" >How to Actually Reduce Mean Time to Patch<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/mean-time-to-patch\/#The_Clock_Isnt_Waiting_on_Your_Change_Approval_Process\" >The Clock Isn&#8217;t Waiting on Your Change Approval Process<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/mean-time-to-patch\/#Frequently_Asked_Questions\" >Frequently Asked Questions<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Is_Mean_Time_to_Patch\"><\/span>What Is Mean Time to Patch?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mean time to patch is the average interval between a vendor releasing a security patch and an organization successfully deploying it across affected systems. The formula is straightforward: total time spent patching vulnerabilities divided by the number of vulnerabilities patched, measured from a consistent starting point such as patch release or internal detection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MTTP is often confused with mean time to remediate (MTTR), a broader metric. MTTP covers patch-based fixes only. MTTR includes every remediation path, patches, configuration changes, compensating controls, and workarounds, starting from the moment a vulnerability is detected rather than when a patch ships. An organization can have a fast MTTR through a temporary mitigation while still carrying a slow MTTP because the actual patch deployment lags behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Numbers_Are_Moving_in_the_Wrong_Direction\"><\/span>The Numbers Are Moving in the Wrong Direction<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two trends are colliding, and neither favors the defender. Patching is getting slower, and exploitation is getting faster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the patching side, <a href=\"https:\/\/tenable.com\/blog\/key-findings-from-the-verizon-dbir-2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Verizon&#8217;s 2026 DBIR<\/a> found vulnerability exploitation is now the top initial access vector in breaches, responsible for 31% of incidents, while median time-to-patch grew 34% year over year to 43 days. The same report found the median number of CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities an organization has to handle rose by roughly 50% in a single year, meaning security teams are triaging more urgent patches with the same or slower turnaround.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the exploitation side, the timeline has compressed dramatically. A tool called the <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodayclock.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Zero Day Clock<\/a> tracks how long it takes real-world attackers to exploit a vulnerability after public disclosure, and that window is now under two days. Mandiant&#8217;s M-Trends 2026 research goes further, estimating that for a meaningful class of high-value targets, the mean time to exploit has gone negative, meaning attackers are actively exploiting a flaw before a patch advisory is even fully published. Separately, <a href=\"https:\/\/cloudsecurityalliance.org\/articles\/mean-time-to-breach-why-traditional-patch-cycles-no-longer-protect-you\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CrowdStrike&#8217;s 2025 Global Threat Report<\/a> clocked average breakout time, how long it takes an attacker to move laterally after initial access, at 48 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A defender averaging six weeks to patch is operating on a completely different clock than an attacker who can weaponize and move within hours. 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That instinct is only half right. The Zero Day Clock&#8217;s own data shows that fewer than 1% of publicly known vulnerabilities are ever exploited in the real world, down from a historical range of roughly 2 to 4%. Meanwhile, 25 to 33% of publicly disclosed vulnerabilities carry a high-severity CVSS score. Most of what looks urgent by severity score alone is never going to be used against you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The vulnerabilities that do get exploited increasingly get exploited as zero-days rather than through known, patchable flaws. Over 67% of exploited vulnerabilities today were used as zero-days, meaning attackers had them in hand before a patch, or in many cases before public disclosure, even existed. That reshapes what &#8220;patch faster&#8221; can actually accomplish: no patch cadence, however fast, closes a gap that opens before the patch exists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is why <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cisa.gov\/known-exploited-vulnerabilities\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CISA&#8217;s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog<\/a>, a list of flaws with confirmed real-world exploitation, is a better prioritization signal than CVSS score alone. A lower-severity vulnerability with confirmed active exploitation deserves faster action than a higher-severity one with none.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Patching_Actually_Takes_So_Long\"><\/span>Why Patching Actually Takes So Long<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The technical explanation for slow MTTP, testing overhead, change windows, asset inventory gaps, is real but incomplete. Industry surveys consistently point to an organizational bottleneck sitting underneath the technical one: 71% of IT and security professionals describe patching as overly complex and time-consuming, and a majority report that business owners push back on maintenance windows or request exceptions because systems cannot come down without revenue impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That is a <a href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/how-to-build-a-strong-security-culture\/\">security culture problem<\/a> as much as a tooling one. A patch queue that loses to a competing business priority every quarter is not a technical failure, it is an organizational one, and it repeats regardless of which patch management platform sits underneath it. Building the kind of <a href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/culture-of-cybersecurity-in-organizations\/\">organization-wide cybersecurity culture<\/a> where a security exception has to be justified, not just requested, changes that default. Fixing MTTP durably means fixing who has the authority to say a patch window happens on schedule, not just automating the deployment step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/integrating-people-security-into-incident-response-playbooks\/\">Incident response programs that account for the human decision-making layer<\/a>, not just the technical playbook, close this gap faster than tooling alone, because the delay usually lives in an approval chain rather than in the deployment mechanism itself. A <a href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/nist-incident-response\/\">structured incident response framework<\/a> at least makes the approval chain visible, which is the first step toward shortening it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Actually_Reduce_Mean_Time_to_Patch\"><\/span>How to Actually Reduce Mean Time to Patch<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A few changes move MTTP more than adding another scanning tool:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Patch by exploitation status, not severity score alone.<\/strong> Cross-reference every open vulnerability against the CISA KEV catalog and patch anything on that list first, regardless of its CVSS number.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pre-authorize emergency patch windows for KEV-listed flaws.<\/strong> If business approval is the actual bottleneck, negotiate a standing exception for confirmed-exploited vulnerabilities before the next one appears, not during the incident.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Separate MTTP from MTTR in your reporting.<\/strong> A slow MTTP hidden behind a fast MTTR (achieved through compensating controls) can mask a deployment process that still needs fixing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Track MTTP as a <a href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/soc-best-practices\/\">SOC-level metric<\/a> leadership sees regularly<\/strong>, not just an IT operations number, since the organizations that patch fastest are the ones where slow patching has a visible owner.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Assume pre-patch exposure for anything internet-facing.<\/strong> With over two-thirds of exploited vulnerabilities used as zero-days, detection and containment controls matter as much as patch speed for your highest-value systems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Clock_Isnt_Waiting_on_Your_Change_Approval_Process\"><\/span>The Clock Isn&#8217;t Waiting on Your Change Approval Process<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Patch velocity used to be an operations metric. With exploitation windows measured in hours and MTTP still measured in weeks, it is now a risk metric that belongs in front of leadership, alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/measuring-human-risk-in-security-program\/\">measuring human risk<\/a> as one of the numbers that actually predicts whether an organization gets breached. The technical fix for slow patching is well understood. The organizational fix, giving someone clear authority to protect the patch window, is usually the harder and more important one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If your team needs to close the gap between a <a href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/zero-day-attack\/\">zero-day exploit<\/a> landing and your organization actually being ready to respond to it, that readiness starts with the same human decision-making layer this article points to, not just faster tooling. <a href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/people-security-management\">People security management<\/a> programs that give patch approval, incident response, and security awareness a single accountable owner are where that layer actually gets built.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Frequently_Asked_Questions\"><\/span>Frequently Asked Questions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"sp-easy-accordion-block sp-eab-regular-accordion alignwide\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-eab-wrapper sp-eab-vertical-accordion sp-eab-4eda5336b107\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sp-eab-accordion sp-eab-mode-vertical sp-eab-vertical-one sp-d-flex' data-accordion-settings=\"{&quot;mode&quot;:&quot;vertical&quot;,&quot;activeEvent&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;defaultAccordionOpen&quot;:&quot;first-item&quot;,&quot;selectedItemOpen&quot;:0,&quot;openMultiItemAtaTime&quot;:false,&quot;scrollToTopOnLoad&quot;:false,&quot;scrollToTopOnClick&quot;:false,&quot;accordionItemToUrl&quot;:false,&quot;animationEffect&quot;:false,&quot;applyAccessibility&quot;:true}\">\n        \t    \t\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tid =\"sp-eab-item-0ea483b30d78\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sp-eab-accordion-item eab-item-36b107\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-eab-accordion-item-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class='sp-eab-accordion-heading sp-d-flex sp-align-center eab-heading-36b107'\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-accordion-header-wrapper sp-d-flex sp-align-center eab-icon-position-end'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-accordion-header-start sp-d-flex sp-justify-left sp-align-center'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-title-subtitle-wrapper sp-d-flex'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-accordion-title-wrapper sp-d-flex sp-align-center'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-accordion-title-text'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat is a good mean time to patch?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-accordion-header-end eab-icon-animated'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-expand-collapse-icon sp-d-block'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class='sp-eab-expand-icon eab-icon-angle-down-solid'><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class='sp-eab-collapse-icon eab-icon-angle-up-solid'><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- accordion body -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sp-eab-accordion-content eab-content-36b107'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sp-eab-accordion-content-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sp-eab-accordion-body'>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is no universal target, but organizations tracking well against 2026 benchmarks are patching CISA KEV-listed vulnerabilities within days, not weeks, while the broader median across all patches sits closer to 43 days according to Verizon&#8217;s 2026 DBIR.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tid =\"sp-eab-item-d39a5f9f78a5\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sp-eab-accordion-item eab-item-36b107\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-eab-accordion-item-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class='sp-eab-accordion-heading sp-d-flex sp-align-center eab-heading-36b107'\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-accordion-header-wrapper sp-d-flex sp-align-center eab-icon-position-end'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-accordion-header-start sp-d-flex sp-justify-left sp-align-center'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-title-subtitle-wrapper sp-d-flex'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-accordion-title-wrapper sp-d-flex sp-align-center'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-accordion-title-text'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat is the difference between MTTP and MTTR?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-accordion-header-end eab-icon-animated'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-expand-collapse-icon sp-d-block'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class='sp-eab-expand-icon eab-icon-angle-down-solid'><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class='sp-eab-collapse-icon eab-icon-angle-up-solid'><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- accordion body -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sp-eab-accordion-content eab-content-36b107'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sp-eab-accordion-content-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sp-eab-accordion-body'>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MTTP measures only patch-based fixes, from patch release to deployment. MTTR measures all remediation types, including configuration changes and compensating controls, from the moment a vulnerability is detected.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tid =\"sp-eab-item-58b82fc84e35\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sp-eab-accordion-item eab-item-36b107\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-eab-accordion-item-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class='sp-eab-accordion-heading sp-d-flex sp-align-center eab-heading-36b107'\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-accordion-header-wrapper sp-d-flex sp-align-center eab-icon-position-end'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-accordion-header-start sp-d-flex sp-justify-left sp-align-center'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-title-subtitle-wrapper sp-d-flex'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-accordion-title-wrapper sp-d-flex sp-align-center'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-accordion-title-text'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHow is mean time to patch calculated?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-accordion-header-end eab-icon-animated'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-expand-collapse-icon sp-d-block'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class='sp-eab-expand-icon eab-icon-angle-down-solid'><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class='sp-eab-collapse-icon eab-icon-angle-up-solid'><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- accordion body -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sp-eab-accordion-content eab-content-36b107'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sp-eab-accordion-content-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sp-eab-accordion-body'>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MTTP equals the total time spent patching vulnerabilities divided by the number of vulnerabilities patched, using a consistent start point such as patch release date and a clear definition of a completed deployment.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tid =\"sp-eab-item-dcaea6d29a1e\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sp-eab-accordion-item eab-item-36b107\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-eab-accordion-item-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class='sp-eab-accordion-heading sp-d-flex sp-align-center eab-heading-36b107'\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-accordion-header-wrapper sp-d-flex sp-align-center eab-icon-position-end'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-accordion-header-start sp-d-flex sp-justify-left sp-align-center'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-title-subtitle-wrapper sp-d-flex'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-accordion-title-wrapper sp-d-flex sp-align-center'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-accordion-title-text'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAre most vulnerabilities actually exploited?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-accordion-header-end eab-icon-animated'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-expand-collapse-icon sp-d-block'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class='sp-eab-expand-icon eab-icon-angle-down-solid'><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class='sp-eab-collapse-icon eab-icon-angle-up-solid'><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- accordion body -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sp-eab-accordion-content eab-content-36b107'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sp-eab-accordion-content-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sp-eab-accordion-body'>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No. Fewer than 1% of publicly known vulnerabilities are ever exploited in the real world, which is why prioritizing by confirmed exploitation status, such as the CISA KEV catalog, works better than patching by severity score alone.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tid =\"sp-eab-item-0a45c78a38ba\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sp-eab-accordion-item eab-item-36b107\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-eab-accordion-item-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class='sp-eab-accordion-heading sp-d-flex sp-align-center eab-heading-36b107'\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-accordion-header-wrapper sp-d-flex sp-align-center eab-icon-position-end'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-accordion-header-start sp-d-flex sp-justify-left sp-align-center'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-title-subtitle-wrapper sp-d-flex'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-accordion-title-wrapper sp-d-flex sp-align-center'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-accordion-title-text'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhy is patch management so slow even with automation tools?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-accordion-header-end eab-icon-animated'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-expand-collapse-icon sp-d-block'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class='sp-eab-expand-icon eab-icon-angle-down-solid'><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class='sp-eab-collapse-icon eab-icon-angle-up-solid'><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- accordion body -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sp-eab-accordion-content eab-content-36b107'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sp-eab-accordion-content-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sp-eab-accordion-body'>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Automation addresses the technical deployment step, but most organizations report the real delay comes from business approval processes and pushback on maintenance windows, an organizational bottleneck that tooling alone does 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